 Ibrew2or3 (1705), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
Jul 9, 2008
Courtesy of gillard. Pours hazy copper with thin tan head. The aroma is kind of mild with some citrus, spice, tangelo and pine hops with some nice added maltiness in the back. The taste is up front citrus to pine to spice hop bitterness with a suitable malt backbone sweetening things up a bit. As the midpoint approaches the bitterness surges before a brief pulse of sugar malts hits from behind. It gets progressively more bitter into the finish. Yum.
Beerlando (1271), Orlando, Florida, USA
Aug 31, 2008 Batch 8513. About 3 months old on tasting. Pours a dark and cloudy sienna color with a frothy, cream colored head. Sticky, bubbly foam coats the glass in thick swaths. The aroma shows heaps of crystal malts, caramel, and toffee amidst orange citrus hops and hints of pine. A touch of earthy spice completes the nose. Flavors are sweeter than expected, caramel and toffee asserting their will over the citrus and pine. Pungent spice seems out of place. Full and syrupy on the palate, it starts overly sweet and then finishes with an earthy bitterness. This is sub-par for Bells.
The_Epeeist (936), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 30, 2008 12 oz bottle. Foggy amber with a pocked ivory head. Nose is dough with mild orange and toffee. Silky, almost medium body with a hard cider tang. Taste is candied orange peel, a touch of caramel, pith and pepper. Fruity, spicy with a nice bite. Delicious.
beastiefan2k (1108), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
Aug 28, 2008 12oz bottle shared by heemer77, thanks man. Pours with a clear, dark amber color. The surface coving lacing sits around for a while. Aroma is sweet maltiness with just some light earthy hops peaking through. Taste us sweet caramel with a little leafy aftertaste. A malt centered DIPA and the weird hops don’t stand out as anything special. But overall good stuff I could easily drink.
Gregis (911), Overland Park, Kansas, USA
Aug 27, 2008 Bottles shared by heemer77. Pours a hazy reddish-orange with a light beige cap and sheeting lace. The nose is of lively fruity and floral hops with a nice caramel malt backing. Medium-bodied and lightly grainy on the tongue, it concludes with a dry, bitter finish. Dry, nutty malt and fruity hops transition through to an earthy bitter-hopped finish. An interesting IIPA. It may not be in the same league as Hopslam, but it’s certainly worth trying if you get the opportunity. Thanks for sharing this with us, Eric.
csbosox (971), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Big thanks to Heemer77 for this one. 12oz bottle, batch 8513. Aroma is floral and lighty fruity hops, caramel & toffee, and a subtle, slightly aroma that is hard to place. Reddish amber color with a one fingered cream colored head. Good clarity. Active carbonation. The flavor is caramel, toffee, and brown sugar with a very unique flavor that is sort of floral, sort of earthy, nearly reminiscent of rye. A long bitter, but clean, finish with a bit of residual sugar. Lingering fruity, floral, and vegetal flavors. Not my cup of tea
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